mothers2mothers (m2m) has trained and employed women living with HIV across Africa as “Mentor Mothers” for two decades. Through their training and employment, they become role models as well as community health workers. Mentor Mothers help women and families at health facilities and in their communities to access essential services and medical care, start on any treatment they need, and continue with their health journey.

To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on programming and swiftly make program pivots, m2m has ramped up the Virtual Mentor Mother model as a response to the urgent need for the safe delivery of vital health services at scale, in a context where face-to-face contact puts both clients and health care workers at risk.